Tulsa Street Renamed Ahead Of Tulsa Pride Weekend

TULSA, Oklahoma -
Tulsa's Pride weekend starts Friday and part of a downtown street has been renamed in honor of the event.

Oklahomans for Equality said it spent several months trying to make Pride Street happen, and Friday it finally became a reality.

Tina Lucero was at the dedication. She said she's thankful but not surprised to see Tulsans showing support for people like her daughter Jessica, who is transgender, and another daughter who's a lesbian.

"Any kind of place that we go to and they find out she's trans, I've never yet had one person have a negative comment. They're like, 'Oh, that's great,' or 'You're an awesome mom. You're accepting,'" she said.

Oklahomans for Equality said they worked with Tulsa Young Professionals to buy the signs declaring 4th Street from Elgin to Lansing as Pride Street.

A portion of 4th Street downtown will be renamed Pride St. this morning to kick off Tulsa’s Pride Weekend. Ribbon cutting scheduled for 9am. @NewsOn6pic.twitter.com/j3EWTVBj9m